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What is the treatment for chlamydia in pregnant women and can the partner get treated without testing?
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∙ 12y ago
Typical treatment in pregnancy is one gram of azithromycin -- the same treatment for non-pregnant people with chlamydia. In many states, the partner can be treated without an exam, but laws vary from state to state. Ask your OBGYN about the possibility in your area.
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∙ 9y agoA pregnant woman can get chlamydia by sexual intercourse. Chlamydia can be treated with a single dose of azithromycin.
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How rare is recurrence for chlamydia?
Chlamydia will likely recur in exposed to the bacteria again. Among teen females, one in four to one in five will have chlamydia again within two years of treatment. It is critical that all patients get retested for chlamydia three months after treatment. Annual testing and testing with a new partner are also important.
How do you get pregnant after having chlamydia?
If your reproductive organs were not affected by chlamydia, then it will take no longer than normal. Chlamydia treatment will not affect the chances of getting pregnant. You can get pregnant while you have chlamydia. While scarring from chlamydia can sometimes cause infertility, you should not count on chlamydia to keep you from getting pregnant.
Do chlamydia and a UTI look the same under a microscope?
No, they do not. Please return to your health care provider to get specific testing and treatment for chlamydia.
Can you get chlamydia treatment at the pharmacy?
Chlamydia is a bacterium and is treated with antibiotics that may be available on-line or by mail order in some places ... but ... self diagnosis and treatment is unwise. Chlamydia can cause sterility, arthritis, proctitis, prostatitis, and so on. A doctor can perform tests to see if you have Chlamydia, prescribe antibiotics appropriate for your infection that are compatible with other medications you may be taking, and do follow up testing to check that you didn't get reinfected. If you buy medication online, you haven't had an exam to check for pelvic inflammatory disease, epididymitis, and other complications. In addition, all patients with chlamydia should be tested for other STDs; it's foolish to rely on a a partner's results to determine if you need testing. Take care of your health by seeing a health care provider for appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
Can you use fish doxycycline for chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a serious bacterial infection. It is not suggested that a person treat themselves for Chlamydia. There are many locations that provide free testing and treatment services. Leaving Chlamydia untreated can result in serious, long term medical consequences. I suggest you consult a medical provider about the proper course of treatment.
How has the approach to chlamydia changed over the years?
The approach to chlamydia has changed over the years in a number of ways:Increased options for testing: when chlamydia culture was the only choice, it was hard to detect chlamydia. Culture is difficult and has a high risk of false positive. In addition, urethral swabs were not something men looked forward to. The advent of nonculture testing has decreased the risk of false positives, and the introduction of effective urine testing and self-administered vaginal swabs means that chlamydia screening is noninvasive and doesn't require the presence of a health care provider to complete the exam.More indications for testing: routine chlamydia screening became much more common in the 1990s. Rather than testing only people with symptoms, more people were tested for risk factors such as age or multiple sex partners. Screening of pregnant women decreases the chances of chlamydia-related disease in newborns.More options for treatment: single-dose treatment with azithromycin increases the chances of compliance with treatment.Better understanding of the consequences: Since chlamydia is the leading cause of infertility, governments have set aside money for screening to prevent chlamydia-related infertility through early detection and treatment. In addition, US states in the 1990s and early 2000s made chlamydia reportable, and increased the use of contact tracing to decrease chlamydia in local communities.
Does amoxicillin cure chlamydia?
Amoxicillin is not a first choice for treatment of chlamydia. The first-line treatment is azithromycin 1 g for both pregnant and non-pregnant patients. Only pregnant patients unable to take azithromycin are prescribed amoxicillin.
What is being done about chlamydia?
A number of steps have been taken in the last decade or so to decrease the rate of chlamydia:Increased funding for diagnosis and treatmentMarketing efforts to increase testingDevelopment of less invasive, more reliable testing (e.g. with urine)Increased available of expedited partner therapy, providing treatment to the partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia without the partner having to come in for testing.Required reporting and increased partner tracing by Departments of Health for chlamydiaEncouragement via enhanced payment to health care providers and insurers for annual screening of females 25 and under for chlamydia.
What is chlamydia screening?
Chlamydia screening means testing for chlamydia in a person without symptoms.
Does your annual physical check for chlamydia?
To know if you were tested for chlamydia, you must ask your health care provider. Although routine chlamydia testing is recommended annually for women 26 and under, and when someone has a new partner, many health care providers do not carefully follow this recommendation.
What if you don't finish taking your antibiotics for chlamydia?
If you believe that your chlamydia infection is resistant to doxycycline, you should contact your local department of health for advice, chlamydia culture, and consultation with public health authorities. Currently, there is not believed to be a problem with antibiotic resistance with chlamydia. If you believe you are among the first with this problem, you need to contact DOH for help. The most common reason people appear not to be cured of chlamydia is reinfection. Abstain from sex until you and your partner have completed treatment.
How long will chlamydia remain in your system after treatment Will the blood screening always read 'positive'?
Blood screening is not a normal way to test for chlamydia. With the normal testing for chlamydia, the tests are accurate again in the future (although possibly not accurate within the first month after treatment, depending on which test is used.) You should consider yourself contagious until seven days after single-dose treatment, or until seven-day treatment is complete.
